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Women in Kosovo: work, culture, society. The research report The research was conducted by D. Cieslikowska as a part of the project “The development of women’s economic activity in Kosovo”

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Seven women (widows) and six men aged between 18 and 49of different kinds of work (business, worked or managed farms, worked for grassroots organizations or international NGOs) and some were unemployed.

Many women in Kosovo still fulfil the traditional pattern of gender relations. The rule that a woman “belongs” to her family is well known. Girls are subordinated to their family of origin before marriage. Getting married in most cases necessitates moving in with the husband’s family and this means becoming dependent on the husband and his relatives.

The status of being married is much higher than that of any other role open to women.

“Life is very different when you have a husband. You’re free, you can do more (…). Being without a husband is like being dead. It would have been better if we had died and our husbands were still alive.”

The Case of the Businesswoman:

a professionally, socially and individually satisfied person. She clearly owed her success to her strength of character, her efficiency and effectiveness and many other talents besides. However, as she herself often pointed out, the general opinion in the community was that it was her father-in-law who had made her carrier possible.

The motivation is mainly financial but psychological gratifications such as personal satisfaction and independence come into play as well. Women from villages, where working is more frowned upon than it is in the cities, derive particular satisfaction from work. Work seems to be more valuable as a result of being scarcer despite causing more conflict with home and family.

“to help mobilize women throughout Kosovo, with a specific focus on returnee, displaced, and war-affected women, to assist them and their families in rebuilding their lives and livelihood”,

Thestrategicneed:

“to empower women to become agents of change and solidarity through raising awareness, fostering the development of women’s network, and enhancing the principles of gender equity at all levels of government and civil society” (The Kosovo Women’s Initiative)